My grandparents survived the Holocaust, but they never talk about it. My childhood was filled with books like Number the Stars, The Devil’s Arithmetic, and Anne Frank’s diary. From these books I gathered an understanding that my grandparents lived through something so horrific that they simply wouldn’t speak of it. I, like many with immigrant

With a six hour layover in Seattle, what’s a book nerd to do? Answer: Continue my search for the perfect indie bookshop at Pikes Place Market of course! I found 3. The first bookstore I discovered was Left Bank Books. At this point I was still wondering what I was going to do for the

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series New York City “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or

While the debate over print versus e-books rages on, and large booksellers like Borders go out of business, I believe our small indie bookstores still have qualities we love too much to let go. Prompted by the recent closure of a local bookshop, which now stands sadly dark with a FOR SALE sign in the